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Kuiper belt

(Encyclopedia)Kuiper belt: see comet; Kuiper, Gerard Peter. ...

Gerhardt, Paul

(Encyclopedia)Gerhardt, Paul, 1607–76, German hymn writer and clergyman. Some of his famous texts, such as O Sacred Head Sore Wounded, are much used in English translations. ...

Tychicus

(Encyclopedia)Tychicus tĭkˈĭkəs [key], in the New Testament, companion of Paul. ...

Publius

(Encyclopedia)Publius pŭbˈlēəs [key], in the New Testament, Paul's host at Malta. ...

Aristarchus

(Encyclopedia)Aristarchus ărˌĭstärˈkəs [key], in the New Testament, Macedonian companion of Paul. ...

Epaphras

(Encyclopedia)Epaphras ĕpˈəfrăs [key], in the New Testament, fellow worker of Paul. ...

Philetus

(Encyclopedia)Philetus fīlēˈtəs [key], in the New Testament, Christian denounced by Paul. ...

Demas

(Encyclopedia)Demas dēˈmăs [key], in the New Testament, companion who forsook Paul. ...

Trophimus

(Encyclopedia)Trophimus trŏfˈĭməs [key], in the New Testament, Ephesian companion of Paul. ...

quasicrystal

(Encyclopedia)quasicrystal kwāˈzīkrĭsˌtəl, kwäzˈē– [key] or quasiperiodic solid, solid body that exhibits such crystalline features as symmetry and repeating patterns of unit cells (regular arrangements ...
 

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